Recently went off BC

I went off BC this last month, but my doctor wants us to wait one cycle before we TTC. I was nervous my cycles wouldn't be normal after being on BC for 10 years so I've been using an ovulation kit just to see if I was going to ovulate. I'm on the 23rd day of my cycle and just got a positive reading on the ovulation test today so I'm pretty excited! It took a little longer than I had hoped but at least I'm on the right track! Any similar stories? Crossing my fingers that AF arrives as scheduled and things continue down the right path.

I went off BC this last month, but my doctor wants us to wait one cycle before we TTC. I was nervous my cycles wouldn't be normal after being on BC for 10 years so I've been using an ovulation kit just to see if I was going to ovulate. I'm on the 23rd day of my cycle and just got a positive reading on the ovulation test today so I'm pretty excited! It took a little longer than I had hoped but at least I'm on the right track! Any similar stories? Crossing my fingers that AF arrives as scheduled and things continue down the right path.

I'm on my first month off of BC too! I haven't gotten a positive OPK yet, but FF keeps saying that I'm ovulating or about to based on other indicators so I'm hoping it's coming soon. We're going to wait until November or December to start TTC so that my cycle can sort out (and so my husband can get the OMG BABIES SCARY out of his system).

I'm on my first month off of BC too! I haven't gotten a positive OPK yet, but FF keeps saying that I'm ovulating or about to based on other indicators so I'm hoping it's coming soon. We're going to wait until November or December to start TTC so that my cycle can sort out (and so my husband can get the OMG BABIES SCARY out of his system).

It's so exciting isn't it?! My hubby kind of had that "OMG babies are scary" mindset for a long time too, but I think he's starting to get excited now. He came up to me at home the other day, totally out of the blue, and said, "Hun, I'm really excited that we're going to be starting a family soon." It just melted my heart!

The good news is that AF arrived today EXACTLY on schedule for my normal 28 day cycle. I do find it odd though that I ovulated so late in my cycle. I guess I'll just have to do a lot of testing to figure out when I'm ovulating this next time around.

Keeping my fingers crossed for me and you!

It's so exciting isn't it?! My hubby kind of had that "OMG babies are scary" mindset for a long time too, but I think he's starting to get excited now. He came up to me at home the other day, totally out of the blue, and said, "Hun, I'm really excited that we're going to be starting a family soon." It just melted my heart!

The good news is that AF arrived today EXACTLY on schedule for my normal 28 day cycle. I do find it odd though that I ovulated so late in my cycle. I guess I'll just have to do a lot of testing to figure out when I'm ovulating this next time around.

have ur hubbies been around babies? mine hasnt held a baby since he was a little guy and his brother was born.
i'm not much better tho. i dont like yucky stuff touching me, so i've always seen kids and babies as little creatures that are always sticky and gooey and drooley. lol. nevertheless, i'm still excited.
one of friends who recently had a baby told me she cant wait until i tell her that i've been thrown up on. lol.

have ur hubbies been around babies? mine hasnt held a baby since he was a little guy and his brother was born.
i'm not much better tho. i dont like yucky stuff touching me, so i've always seen kids and babies as little creatures that are always sticky and gooey and drooley. lol. nevertheless, i'm still excited.
one of friends who recently had a baby told me she cant wait until i tell her that i've been thrown up on. lol.

Neither DH or I are particularly what I would call "baby saavy". They scare the daylights out of me. He was the youngest in his family so no babay interaction there and I was was a tomboy, never really interested in babies. When my god daughter was born in 2001 I was sort of tricked into holding her for the first time at her Christening. We have a niece and nephew but don't live near them so we missed a majority of the baby time. We we're juat discussing last night that we're going to start his journey eventhough we're both terrified. If we wait until we're comfortable with the idea of a baby, we'll never have one. It's a learning curve I never thought I'd face. I was very set on becoming a career woman and not doing the mom thing until this past June when I guess the clock went off BIG TIME. The urge (need) to have a family and someone to provide for is insane. I used to think the "clock" was a figment of everyone's imagination or created by a baby product manufacturer to keep sales up. Boy was I wrong!

Neither DH or I are particularly what I would call "baby saavy". They scare the daylights out of me. He was the youngest in his family so no babay interaction there and I was was a tomboy, never really interested in babies. When my god daughter was born in 2001 I was sort of tricked into holding her for the first time at her Christening. We have a niece and nephew but don't live near them so we missed a majority of the baby time. We we're juat discussing last night that we're going to start his journey eventhough we're both terrified. If we wait until we're comfortable with the idea of a baby, we'll never have one. It's a learning curve I never thought I'd face. I was very set on becoming a career woman and not doing the mom thing until this past June when I guess the clock went off BIG TIME. The urge (need) to have a family and someone to provide for is insane. I used to think the "clock" was a figment of everyone's imagination or created by a baby product manufacturer to keep sales up. Boy was I wrong!

My DH is definitely terrified of babies... He hasn't been around one for any amount of time since his little sister, and he's afraid he'll have no clue what to do with one. I'm a youngest child, but I spent more time around kids thanks to babysitting and adorable nephews. A casual friend of ours had a baby a couple of years ago so I tried sticking the baby in DH's hands, but he just sat there looking scared.

My DH is definitely terrified of babies... He hasn't been around one for any amount of time since his little sister, and he's afraid he'll have no clue what to do with one. I'm a youngest child, but I spent more time around kids thanks to babysitting and adorable nephews. A casual friend of ours had a baby a couple of years ago so I tried sticking the baby in DH's hands, but he just sat there looking scared.

Congrats Sunnyylinz, I am sure everything will be fine. Just make sure you are tracking. While I am far from an expert on this, I would persnoally wait another month or to before purchasing the opk. I am currently just going by when WTE tells me but we are not trying until april. I think it takes a cycle or two to O, but I have heard of people getting a BFP within weeks.

As far as hubby, yes he is TERRIFIED!!! He will not even touch them until they can walk, and even then he is hesitant. He has not had much experience with babies short of our dog and seeing my niece a few times. And yeah he did the same thing when I put her in his lap it was like I was asking him to hold a dirty germ infested diaper, lol. (what am I supposed to do with this?) look.

Congrats Sunnyylinz, I am sure everything will be fine. Just make sure you are tracking. While I am far from an expert on this, I would persnoally wait another month or to before purchasing the opk. I am currently just going by when WTE tells me but we are not trying until april. I think it takes a cycle or two to O, but I have heard of people getting a BFP within weeks.

As far as hubby, yes he is TERRIFIED!!! He will not even touch them until they can walk, and even then he is hesitant. He has not had much experience with babies short of our dog and seeing my niece a few times. And yeah he did the same thing when I put her in his lap it was like I was asking him to hold a dirty germ infested diaper, lol. (what am I supposed to do with this?) look.

I think my hubby is scared at the thought of having a baby and the fact that our lives are going to dramatically change, but he's not uncomfortable with babies. He was in the delivery room with his sister for one of her kids and he babysat her kids a lot. He also recently spent 3 weeks at my brother's house (he was working on a job near their house) and they have a 2 year old and a 1 year old. When he came home he said he was ready. He's not a mushy person and doesn't like to talk about it a lot but I think he's super excited.
And yes, babies and all their bodily functions are gross, but you won't care because they're yours and the second you lay eyes on that beautiful baby that you created you won't even care! Or at least that's my theory LOL.
The thing about the clock is SO TRUE. We just got married in July and had originally planned to wait a couple years but all of a sudden it was like my body was saying, "Must. Get. Pregnant. Now." LOL

I think my hubby is scared at the thought of having a baby and the fact that our lives are going to dramatically change, but he's not uncomfortable with babies. He was in the delivery room with his sister for one of her kids and he babysat her kids a lot. He also recently spent 3 weeks at my brother's house (he was working on a job near their house) and they have a 2 year old and a 1 year old. When he came home he said he was ready. He's not a mushy person and doesn't like to talk about it a lot but I think he's super excited.
And yes, babies and all their bodily functions are gross, but you won't care because they're yours and the second you lay eyes on that beautiful baby that you created you won't even care! Or at least that's my theory LOL.
The thing about the clock is SO TRUE. We just got married in July and had originally planned to wait a couple years but all of a sudden it was like my body was saying, "Must. Get. Pregnant. Now." LOL

i've been secretly wanting a baby for abt a year now, but it's gotten much worse in recent months. i didnt think i wanted it so badly until recent pregnancy announcements started making me cry. dh and i have always been very open with each other abt everything, but when it came to kids, we knew we wanted them eventually but never really discussed a time frame that we both could agree on. i've always been the type to jump in head first. dh is the thinker and the patient one. we had "the big talk" when he caught me crying after recieving yet another PG text. i had always assumed he wanted to wait for me to turn 30 (one of his arguments in the past was that his mom didnt have him until she was 30), which is just over a year from now. imagine my shock when i had to explain what was wrong and he said he'd been thinking and wanted the same!
i am so happy he is on board. he's been showing me articles on PG when he finds them online and checking in with me to make sure i'm taking my prenatals. it's very sweet. ;)

i've been secretly wanting a baby for abt a year now, but it's gotten much worse in recent months. i didnt think i wanted it so badly until recent pregnancy announcements started making me cry. dh and i have always been very open with each other abt everything, but when it came to kids, we knew we wanted them eventually but never really discussed a time frame that we both could agree on. i've always been the type to jump in head first. dh is the thinker and the patient one. we had "the big talk" when he caught me crying after recieving yet another PG text. i had always assumed he wanted to wait for me to turn 30 (one of his arguments in the past was that his mom didnt have him until she was 30), which is just over a year from now. imagine my shock when i had to explain what was wrong and he said he'd been thinking and wanted the same!
i am so happy he is on board. he's been showing me articles on PG when he finds them online and checking in with me to make sure i'm taking my prenatals. it's very sweet. ;)

I got of BC in June and will start TTC with Boyfriend in January of 2012... If it was up to me we would have started earlier but he had his doubt.. and from a logically seen it makes sence that I finish my collage before getting pregnant but my heart wants a baby... and I want it now! .... I am glas Â it is only a couple more months and this way we can prepare a lot better!

I am making vlogs to document this JOURNEY we are taking:http://www.youtube.com/user/xxrobandlizxxÂ

I got of BC in June and will start TTC with Boyfriend in January of 2012... If it was up to me we would have started earlier but he had his doubt.. and from a logically seen it makes sence that I finish my collage before getting pregnant but my heart wants a baby... and I want it now! .... I am glas Â it is only a couple more months and this way we can prepare a lot better!

I am making vlogs to document this JOURNEY we are taking:http://www.youtube.com/user/xxrobandlizxxÂ

That's how I was starting to feel. Especially when it was ppl younger than or who had been together for a LOT less time. I was and am very excited for them, but I am ready to move on to the next step too.

How has your weekend been? Were you able to pull hubby away from football? :)

That's how I was starting to feel. Especially when it was ppl younger than or who had been together for a LOT less time. I was and am very excited for them, but I am ready to move on to the next step too.

How has your weekend been? Were you able to pull hubby away from football? :)

Like I said before, AF arrived on schedule last Wednesday, and then I thought was done on Saturday. Well then lo and behold, she came back yesterday and today, and today I'm feeling all crampy and yucky again. WTH?? I'm not enjoying these "non birth control" cycles. Has anyone ever had AF leave and then come back again like that?

Like I said before, AF arrived on schedule last Wednesday, and then I thought was done on Saturday. Well then lo and behold, she came back yesterday and today, and today I'm feeling all crampy and yucky again. WTH?? I'm not enjoying these "non birth control" cycles. Has anyone ever had AF leave and then come back again like that?

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